BG, India, announced today that its inaugural BG Energy Challenge event will take place in Garud Maachi, near Pune in Maharashtra, from 14 to 16 March.

Teams from companies across India’s Oil & Gas sector including ONGC, OIL, Transocean, BJ Services, HSBC in addition to BG India, will compete in the challenge, each putting their employees to the test in a bid to raise funds for Cancer Patients' Aid Association (CPAA) and Women's Cancer Initiative - Tata Memorial Hospital (WCI). The teams will face two days of tough physical, mental and strategic challenges all in the aid of raising money for the chosen charities.

The BG Energy Challenge is the team building event for the global energy industry. It is an annual test of teamwork, ingenuity, skill and commitment, drawing support from a wide variety of companies in the energy sector and raising substantial funds for charity.

Kapil Garg, Managing Director, BG India, said: “The BG Energy Challenge has created a unique opportunity across our industry for people to come together outside our normal business, to have fun, to get to know each other and raise money for deserving causes. We are proud to launch this annual challenge in India, and are pleased to announce that the BG Energy Challenge 2008 – India will support the cause of raising awareness on the menace of cancer in India through our partner charities, Cancer Patients' Aid Association (CPAA) and Women's Cancer Initiative - Tata Memorial Hospital (WCI-TMH).”

Yogendra Sapru, Chairman and CEO, Cancer Patients' Aid Association (CPAA) said: “We are delighted to be chosen as one of the charities in India to benefit from the funds raised from the BG Energy Challenge 2008 - India. CPAA is known for its comprehensive approach to cancer management for the under-privileged in the socio-economic backward regions. Apart from diagnosis, and treatment, CPAA also rehabilitates patients who have been rendered jobless due to their illness. The support of organisations like BG would further strengthen our efforts towards raising awareness of cancer, its prevention and early detection in poor and vulnerable communities.

The BG Energy Challenge 2008 – India, organised in collaboration with Snow Leopard Adventures, is expecting up to 19 corporate teams on the starting line in Garud Maachi, each made up of five employees from all levels of the business. The challenge is a test of teamwork, ingenuity, skill, commitment and communication, and it is a great opportunity to network with fellow professionals in the energy industry. It is not a race or a physical competition, but a multi-faceted event which challenges the participants both physically and mentally over 1.5 action-packed days.

While networking and challenging industry peers at the BG Energy Challenge 2008 - India, the teams are committed to raising a minimum of Rs. 4.5 lakhs each for charity. They will have the choice of donating all of their funds to one of the charities or can choose to split them equally between the two.

Teams which have confirmed participation for the inaugural event in addition to BG India are: ONGC, OIL, Hardy, GGCL, MGL, Baker Hughes INTEQ, BJ Services, Transocean, Premier Oil, ENSCO, Essar, HSBC, Swiber Offshore Marine, GAIL, Schlumberger and Ernst & Young.

Devieka Bhojwani, Vice President, Women's Cancer Initiative - Tata Memorial Hospital (WCI), said: “We are happy to be associated with the BG Energy Challenge and are confident that this partnership will go a long way in raising awareness on various issues related to cancers in women in India, and the funds raised through BG Energy Challenge will help us launch a Mobile Diagnostic Van, fully equipped with screening equipments and tools that can reach more women from the backward socio-economic regions

The BG Energy Challenge series has been running worldwide since 1996. Events take place annually in UK, Brazil, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Trinidad & Tobago, Oman and the US.

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Notes to editors

About BG India:

BG Indiais a key private sectorcontributor to the country's long-term gas strategy,developing and managing significantoperations in exploration andproduction and with growingtransmission and distribution business interests.

BG India is part of BG Group plc (LSE: BG.L) - a world leader in natural gas, with a strategy focused on connecting competitively-priced resources to specific, high-value markets. Active in 27 countries on five continents, BG Group has a broad portfolio of exploration and production, liquefied natural gas, transmission and distribution and power generation business interests. It combines a deep understanding of gas markets with an excellent track record in finding and commercialising reserves.

BG India has a 30% stake in the Panna/Mukta and Tapti oil and gas fields which producearound 8% of India’s total oil and gas production. BG India holds a 45% stake in the Krishna Godavari Basin - Block KG-OSN-2004/1. BG Group also holds a 65.12% controlling stake in Gujarat Gas Company Limited (GGCL) and a 49.75% stake in Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) inMumbai.

There are matters discussed in this media information that are forward looking statements. Such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. For a discussion of important factors which could cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements, refer to the BG Group plc annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2006. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly, or revise, forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required. http://www.bg-india.com/

BG Group’s sponsorship portfolio is called Energy for life. The BG Energy Challenge series is one of four sponsorships that make up the Energy for life portfolio. For further information visit http://www.bg-group.com/about/sponsorship.htm

About Cancer Patients' Aid Association (CPAA)

Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) is a registered, charitable organization working towards total management of cancer patients – from awareness to rehabilitation – since 1969. In the last 39 years, CPAA has grown exponentially in scope, size and influence, operating out of several locations in India, taking up awareness and early detection of cancer on a war-footing and assisting poor patients by giving them free medical aid, food supplements, prosthesis, transport services besides counseling the patients and offering rehabilitation facilities. For more information, visit http://www.cpaaindia.org/

About Women's Cancer Initiative - Tata Memorial Hospital (WCI)

The Women’s Cancer Initiative – Tata Memorial Hospital was founded in October 2003 under the aegis of Tata Memorial Hospital, the premier hospital for the treatment of Cancer in India. This initiative engages itself proactively with various issues related to cancers in women. The Board consists of some of the most eminent and reputed oncologists based at The Tata Memorial Hospital and Research Centre. For more information, visit http://www.saveraonline.org/

About Snow Leopard Adventures

Established in 1990, Snow Leopard Adventures Private Limited (SLA) is one of the leading adventure tour operators in India. Be it river rafting on the Ganga, trekking in the Himalayas, cycling on forest trails or rappelling down a cliff, Snow Leopard Adventures assures you of a safe yet exciting experience. Meticulous planning, tremendous emphasis on safety and ‘eco-sense’ are the foundation of each of SLA’sactivities.

For more information, visit http://www.snowleopardadventures.com/

For more information please contact:

Rajeev Khanna, BG India (Delhi)
Office: +91 11 40604060, Mobile: +91 9810597902
rajeev.khanna@bg-group.com

R. Venkatesh, BG India
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Email: r.venkatesh@bg-group.com

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